Washington Family Scholars Program

Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars Program in Neuroscience

The Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery is committed to providing advanced, comprehensive, technologically sophisticated and clinically-effective diagnosis for the treatment of adult and pediatric neurological disorders. Along with our strong commitment to providing educational programs for students, healthcare providers, patients and the community, the Department is especially delighted to offer the availability of the Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars Program in Neuroscience.

The Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars Program is a research opportunity supported by the Department of Neurosurgery and is available to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students with an interest in science. Awardees will be matched with a principal investigator to work on a research project in a laboratory under the direction of Dr. Keith L. Black in one of the following areas: Blood-brain barrier and drug delivery into the CNS, immunology and cancer vaccine, gene therapy, gene discovery or advanced surgical technology.

Awardees are expected to submit an abstract or scientific paper on their research to a national neuroscience, cancer or neurosurgery meeting at the end of their fellowship with the Department. If their abstract or paper is accepted for presentation, the Department will sponsor the awardees to attend the meeting in which his/her paper was accepted. Each award winner will receive special commendation from a representative of the Pauletta and Denzel Washington family.

Financial Support

The selected awardee will be hired in a paid position for ONE (1) year to conduct research in a Department of Neurosurgery laboratory. The amount of the salary is dependent on the student’s level of education, skills, and research experience and may range between $30K to $34K a year with no benefits. Each awardee will also receive further financial support to present their work at a national neuroscience, cancer or neurosurgery meeting. Awardee must be able to travel to Los Angeles, California to complete their research project. According to IRS regulations, this award is subject to all applicable income tax.

Eligibility

Applicants must be an undergraduate, graduate or medical student.

Applicants must be able to commit to one year to the program

Applicants with an interest in neuroscience are eligible for this award. However, applicants that have not yet committed to a major in science are welcome.

Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

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